Ayden's 2!!

Two years ago on June 23rd I went into labor with Ayden! It was at a huge family gathering that the contractions got really bad. So as I hid in McKay's grandma's bedroom timing the oh so wonderful contractions, I had the pleasure of many MANY little faces peeking their heads in once in a while to see what was going on. I took a shower to try to make them stop- which at this time I was praying it wouldn't help! Naturally it didn't. All of McKay's Uncles on the Thomson side were at this get-together, so they gave me a blessing and we drove to the hospital at I think 6pm; with 3 or 4 cars following us. haha. We get to the hospital and it takes me several stops from the car to get to the front of the hospital door, which was parked right at the front door.
Good stuff. They wheeled me upstairs- set me in a waiting room to make sure I REALLY was in labor. I stood, layed and sat in there for two hours and went (dilated) from a 4 to a 6. They finally sped me to a room and got me all hooked up. It is the HaRdEsT thing to sit still, hunched over a 9 month belly, during a contraction so the anesthesiologist could stick me with the needle for an epidural! But I'm glad he did. What a relief from my awful contractions! My body spent 13 hours to get from a 6 to a 10... The epidural really slowed things down. I didn't care. I didn't feel anything... mostly! By the time I was ready to push, I had a whole audience there to enjoy this "beautiful" moment. In the lobby sat Great Grandpa Kunz. I don't know who was with him. Behind the curtain IN the room was John (Kami's husband) and Chelsea (who had just arrived for EFY I think) and then IN the room with me was Kirstin, McKay's aunt who is a labor and delivery nurse and was helping me. Then Kami, Elise, McKay, the midwife and about 5 other doctors. All there to help or give support. What a party! haha. It took me about 3 hours to push. Ugh! But finally he was born and naturally- I was exhausted! I've always seen on movies how the babies pretty much cry right after they're born. Ayden didn't do this, as a matter of fact. He was gray when he came out. This is why the 5 doctors were in there. They quickly showed him to me and whisked him away. Obviously he was fine, he just had his cord wrapped around his neck once or twice-- can't remember. So on June 24th at 7:20 something in the morning our sweet sweet boy was born! In order to celebrate we had a huge chocolate Costco cake, which is now a necessary tradition! :)

Now two years later we have an excuse to party! We went swimming at a relatives house earlier in the day, which felt great! Ayden loved his presents...or at least the ones that weren't clothes. Mommy and Daddy love those kind of presents. He got some crayon, coloring book, sidewalk chalk and from grandma and grandpa Allen a light saber! Oh yeah- we went a bought him 3 fishies. . . I'm glad we bought 3 because 2 have already died. haha. Good thing they only cost 17 cents. Before two fishies past on we or he named them Horton and Wall-e, the Nemo fishie is still alive. Very original names I must say.

Great Grandpa Kunz bought him a cool little whack-a-mouse toy and Great Grandma Thomson bought him some nice Sunday books! Today he should have one more present arrive from his Grandma and Grandpa Kunz, which I'm sure he'll love!

Instead of making a cake this year for Ayden's birthday, we made brownies and just gave him one piece. He's already done the face in the whole cake thing. So this time for my sake, we kept it mostly clean.
He for some reason chose to eat his piece of brownie with no hands.

Here's the photos of earlier today with the boys swimming! It was nice to play in a pool without a lot of other people around. McKay and I were holding each boy and playing in the water with them. Ayden was terrified at first. I think swimming lessons are in his very near future! Ethan just chilled for the most part. He'd get really excited and kick his legs, but that's about it. Ayden had a life jacket that he wore some of the time. But it made him more like a buoy and that seemed to really scare him. We really had a ton of fun. The weather was awesome! Ayden's birthday was a lot of fun and super tiring. By the time we got home almost everyone was ready to crash. Ethan was out first and then McKay. haha. These pictures below are some cute photos of the Happy Birthday boy!

Before we went swimming.

Helping me fold clothes.

I made him a little fort to keep him busy.